CN102271209A - Image forming apparatus, image processing method, and image processing system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to an image forming apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing system. The image forming apparatus includes a storage unit, a request reception unit configured to receive a scanning request requesting to scan an image, a scanning execution unit configured to execute a scanning process to scan the image based on the scanning request and thereby to obtain image data, and a transmitting unit. The transmitting unit is configured to determine whether to transmit the obtained image data to an information processing apparatus corresponding to first identification information specified in the scanning request based on a charging scheme of a communication service specified in the scanning request, to transmit the obtained image data to the information processing apparatus if it is determined to transmit the image data, and to store the image data in the storage unit if it is determined not to transmit the image data.
Description
Technical field
The application's particular aspects relates to image processing system, image processing method and image processing system.
Background technology
For example, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No.2002-041401 discloses and a kind ofly will be sent to the technology of portable terminal by the view data that the image processing system scan image obtains via network.The view data that such technology makes the user easily the high-performance scanner that utilizes image processing system to be obtained is sent to portable terminal.
Yet, under the utilizable environment of mobile communications network that has only use based on the toll project of bag, view data is sent to portable terminal from image processing system will causes high cost.Usually, transmit the view data that obtains by image processing system and will need a large amount of bags.For example, the color document of one page A3 size that obtains with the resolution scan of 400dpi as photograph image can have the size of data of about 5MB, and the size of data of 100 pages identical document becomes 500MB.Correspondingly, based on the charging structure of mobile communications network, it is very high that communications cost can become.
Summary of the invention
An aspect according to the open text of this piece provides a kind of image processing system, comprising: memory cell; The request receiving element is used to receive the scan request of asking scan image; The scanning performance element is used for carrying out scan process based on scan request and also obtains view data thus with scan image; And transmitting element, based on the toll project of the communication service of appointment in scan request determine whether the view data that will obtain send to scan request in the corresponding information processor of first identifying information of appointment; If determine to send view data, then the view data that will obtain sends to information processor; And if determine not send view data, then with image data storage in the middle of memory cell.
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Fig. 1 is the diagram of having described according to the exemplary configuration of the image processing system of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is a block diagram of having described the exemplary hardware arrangement of image processing system;
Fig. 3 is a block diagram of having described the exemplary hardware arrangement of portable terminal;
Fig. 4 is a block diagram of having described the example software configuration of portable terminal and image processing system;
Fig. 5 is a block diagram of having described the exemplary functions configuration that little, little manager and provider use;
Fig. 6 shows the sequential chart of processing performed when starting little manager and scanning little;
Fig. 7 shows the table of the exemplary configuration of user management table;
Fig. 8 shows the table of exemplary little the information of little of scanning;
Fig. 9 shows the sequential chart of processing performed when execution scans little;
Figure 10 is a diagram of having described example user selection screen;
Figure 11 shows the table of exemplary configuration that will be sent to little information of little of scanning that provider uses from little manager;
Figure 12 has described exemplary little the diagram of selecting screen;
Figure 13 shows the flow chart of the processing that little link unit being used by provider carry out scan image; And
Figure 14 shows based on the flow chart of address information by little the processing of carrying out in order to obtain scan image of scanning.
Embodiment
Below with reference to appended accompanying drawing the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described.Fig. 1 is the diagram of having described according to the exemplary configuration of the image processing system of the embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, image processing system comprises system environments A and system environments B.
System environments A is the office of representative of consumer operate as normal for example.System environments B is the office of representative of consumer visit for example.System environments A and system environments B are interconnected with one another via the wide area network 50 such as the internet.For example, system environments A appears at the headquarters office of the A of company of user job, and system environments B appears at the divisional office of the A of company.
System environments A comprises one or more image processing system 10a (expressing with singulative for purposes of illustration) and at least one accessing points 40 that is interconnected with one another via the network 30a such as Local Area Network.
Image processing system 10a comprises a plurality of functions multifunction peripheral of (such as printing, scan and duplicating).Optionally, image processing system 10a can also be a scanner.
System environments B comprises one or more image processing system 10b (expressing with singulative for purposes of illustration) that is connected with network 30b such as LAN.The WLAN accessing points is not provided in system environments B.In system environments B, portable terminal 20 can communicate via communication service and the image processing system 10b that mobile communications network 60 and network 50 provide.
When need not differentiate between images formation device 10b and 10b (for example, when the public characteristic of describing them or configuration), image processing system 10a and 10b can be called as image processing system 10.
Below, the hardware configuration of description image processing system 10 and portable terminal 20.Fig. 2 is the block diagram of exemplary hardware arrangement of having described the image processing system 10 of this embodiment.As shown in Figure 2, image processing system 10 can comprise that controller 11, scanner 12, printer 13, modulator-demodulator (modem) 14, guidance panel 15, network interface 16 and SD card slot 17 are as hardware component.
Controller 11 can comprise CPU 111, RAM 112, ROM 113 and HDD 114.ROM 113 for example stores program and the data of being used by program.RAM 112 for example is used as the storage area of loading procedure wherein and the working region of the program that loaded.CPU 111 carries out the program that is loaded among the RAM 112 to realize various functions.HDD 114 for example stores by employed program of program and data.
Scanner 12 is to be used for scanned document to obtain the hardware of view data.Printer 13 is the hardware that prints print data on the recording medium such as paper.Modulator-demodulator 14 is the hardware that is used for connecting image processing system 10 and telephone wire and sends and receive the view data that is used for facsimile.Guidance panel 15 is to comprise being used for receiving the input unit (such as button) of user's input and the hardware of display unit (such as display panels).Network interface 16 is to be used for connecting image processing system 10 and such as the hardware of (wired or wireless) network of LAN.SD card slot 17 for example reads in program stored in the SD card 80.Therefore, utilize the image processing system 10 of this embodiment, except program stored in ROM 113, also can be loaded into program stored in the SD card 80 among the RAM 112 and be performed.Replace SD card 80, also can use any other storage medium (for example, CD-ROM or USB (USB) memory) for this purpose.Under these circumstances, SD card slot 17 can be substituted with employed storage medium corresponding hardware parts.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram of exemplary hardware arrangement of having described the portable terminal 20 of this embodiment.As shown in Figure 3, portable terminal 20 can comprise CPU 201, RAM 202, ROM 203, non-volatile ram 204, WLAN interface 205, mobile communication interface 206, display unit 207 and the input unit 208 that is interconnected with one another via bus B.
In ROM 203 or non-volatile ram 204, install and make portable terminal 20 carry out the program of processing as described below.During installation procedure, they are installed among the ROM 203 usually before selling portable terminal 20.Simultaneously, when utilizing WLAN interface 205 or mobile communication interface 206 to download via radio communication, program is installed in the non-volatile ram 204 usually.Except program, ROM 203 and non-volatile ram 204 are also stored by the employed various data of program.When program was performed, RAM 202 stored provisionally from the program of ROM 203 or non-volatile ram 204 extractions.CPU 201 according in RAM 202 provisionally program stored carry out the function of portable terminal 20.
Below, the software arrangements of description image processing system 10 and portable terminal 20.Fig. 4 is a block diagram of having described the example software configuration of portable terminal 20 and image processing system 10.
As shown in Figure 4, portable terminal 20 can comprise that little 21a of scanning, little 21b of printing and little manager 22 are as software part.
Scanning little 21a and printing little 21b is the example that is collectively referred to as little 21 application program in this embodiment.In recent years, simple application program is commonly called little (widget) or smallclothes (gadget).In this embodiment, the application program that can install easily and use is called as little 21.Yet term " little " is the technical scope of limits application not.Little 21 of this embodiment provides predetermined service (for example, carry out handle stream or workflow) by the function of remotely utilizing image processing system 10.
Scanning little 21a for example carries out and makes image processing system 10 scanned documents to obtain view data and the view data of being obtained to be sent to the processing of portable terminal 20.Print little 21b and for example carry out the processing that makes that image processing system 10 is printed the document data of input.
130 controls of application controls unit use 120.For example, application controls unit 130 is according to switching the effectively application 120 of (active) from user's instruction.Effectively use an application 120 (that is, via guidance panel 15 current exercisable application 120) of 120 indications current display operation screen on the guidance panel 15 of image processing system 10.
Below, describe little 21, little manager 22 and provider in further detail and use 123.Fig. 5 has described the block diagram that little 21, little manager 22 and provider use 123 exemplary functions configuration.
As shown in Figure 4, can comprise little UI unit 211, little information transmitting unit 212, link unit 213, logical block 214 and attribute information management file 215 for little 21.
Little UI unit 211 shows the various screens relevant with little 21 on the display unit 207 of portable terminal 20.When starting little 21, little information transmitting unit 212 sends little information register requirement of the registration of little information of request to little manager 22.Little information comprises carries out little 21 information necessary.Link unit 213 is controlled communicate by letter (for example, the transmission of information and the reception) with little manager 22.Attribute information management file 215 comprises little 21 configuration information.Logical block 214 realizes for little 21 unique function.In current application, logical block 214 is corresponding to image data acquisition unit.For example, the logical block 214 of little 21a of scanning is carried out the processing that is used to store the view data that has scanned.
Little information registering unit 221 from little 21 receive little information and little information register requirement and with little information stores little information management table 227.Little information management table 227 is stored in the set of little 21 little information of operation on the portable terminal 20 and for example appears in the non-volatile ram 204 of portable terminal 20.
The user ID that comprises in little the information that advertising unit 222 is for example received by little information registering unit 221 via the web advertisement (broadcasting or multileaving).All issue an advertisement for each user (each user ID).Correspondingly, the advertisement by advertising unit 222 distribution is used to report the new clauses and subclauses that one or more little 21 user is used in permission to image processing system 10.Optionally, can issue an advertisement for each set of little information.In this case, image processing system 10 can be configured to make up or remove the repetition advertisement of issuing for identical user.
In response to request from image processing system 10, little little the information that information provides unit 223 to provide (transmission) to register in little information management table 227 to image processing system 10.TU Trunk Unit 224 is trunking traffic between little 21 and provider use 123.
Provider uses 123 can comprise user's detecting unit 1231, UI control unit 1232, little information acquisition unit 1233, little link unit 1234, function control unit 1235 and user management table 1236.
User's detecting unit 1231 is allowed to use little 21 user based on the purposes of commercial detection by 22 distribution of little manager, and for example is registered in the user ID that comprises in the advertisement in user management table 1236.User management table 1236 is used for managing little 21 the user's who is allowed to use on the network tabulation.
Below, the exemplary process of being carried out by portable terminal 20 and image processing system 10 is described.Here, suppose that user capture has the divisional office of system environments B, and make image processing system 10b scanning paper sheet document to obtain view data and view data to be sent to user's portable terminal 20.In order to begin this exemplary process, the user starts little manager 22 and little the 21a of scanning on the portable terminal 20.
Fig. 6 shows the sequential chart of the processing of carrying out when starting little manager 22 and little 21a of scanning.
When by the user or when automatically starting little manager 22, the advertising unit 222 of little manager 22 is attempted sending and is comprised that the advertisement (or user profile) of user ID and little information URL (uniform resource locator) obtains little information to utilize WLAN interface 205 via WLAN.Yet, because WLAN is not provided in system environments B, so advertising unit 222 detections can not be connected to WLAN.Subsequently, advertising unit 222 utilizes the default IP address clean culture advertisement (S101) of mobile communication interface 206 to image processing system 10b.Correspondingly, send advertisement via mobile communications network 60, network 50 and network 30b to image processing system 10b.
Substitute and automatically select WLAN or mobile communications network 60, advertising unit 222 can be configured to import or set any that select in them based on the outside.For example, can in the configuration information of little manager 22, specify WLAN or mobile communications network 60.Correspondingly, in this case, advertising unit 222 is selected communication line (or communication service) based on the standard in the configuration information (or setting).
Can in non-volatile ram 204 for example, store the configuration information of the IP address of user ID, little information URL and image processing system 10b in advance as little manager 22.Little information URL is unique for little manager 22 (that is, for each portable terminal 20).Therefore, the provider of image processing system 10 application 123 can be discerned little the manager 22 of portable terminal 20 based on little information URL.
When receiving advertisement, user's detecting unit 1231 of provider's application 123 is registered to (S102) in the user management table 1236 with user ID and little the information URL (user profile) that comprises in the advertisement.
Fig. 7 shows the table of the exemplary configuration of user management table 1236.As shown in Figure 7, user management table 1236 is stored user ID explicitly with little information URL.In this example, in user management table 1236, registered record about user A and user B.For example in HDD 114, stored user management table 1236.
Next, at portable terminal 20 places, in response to for example user import start scanning little 21a.When starting little 21a of scanning, little the information transmitting unit 212 dependency information management files 215 of little 21a of scanning obtain little information, and little information is sent to little manager 22, and ask little manager 22 registration little information (S103).Little the information of little 21a of scanning forms the scan request of device 10 scan images corresponding to being used for requested image.
Fig. 8 shows the table of exemplary little the information of little 21a of scanning.As shown in Figure 8, little the information of little 21a of scanning comprises function identifier, little address, display Name, toll project and the scanning set information after little ID, user ID, the link.
Little ID is the identifying information that is used for discerning uniquely little 21a of scanning.User ID is the identifying information that is used to discern the user of scanning little 21a.Function identifier after the link is used for recognition image and forms device 10 and scan little 21a necessary function of cooperating.In other words, the indication of the function identifier after the link will be by the function of the image processing system 10 that scans little 21a use.The example of the function identifier after the link comprises " printing " and " scanning " of beacon scanning function of indicating printing function.Scan the scan function that little 21a uses image processing system 10b, therefore " scanning " in Fig. 8, be designated as the function identifier after the link.Little address be used for little the 21a of scanning of recognition network communication uniquely identifying information (for example, URL).Display Name is the character string that is shown as the title of little 21a of scanning.
Communicate by letter with the image processing system 10b bill settlement method of employed communication line (or communication service) of toll project indication.In this embodiment, can specify " promptly showing payable at sight " or " unified expense " for toll project.In " promptly showing payable at sight " scheme, the charge meeting increases along with the increase of the traffic.In " unified expense " scheme, how the traffic charges all is constant (comprising that charge is zero situation).In this embodiment, suppose " promptly now payable at sight " scheme to be used for mobile communications network 60 and " unified charge " scheme is used for WLAN.Yet " unified charge " scheme also can be used for mobile communications network 60.In addition, also can for example in the non-volatile ram 204 of portable terminal 20, store the correspondence relationship information of the corresponding relation between indication communication line or communication service (for example, mobile communications network 60 and WLAN) and the toll project in advance.In this case, little information transmitting unit 212 determined toll project based on employed communication line (or communication service) and corresponding informance.
In the exemplary process of Fig. 6, suppose to use mobile communications network 60 and adopt " promptly showing payable at sight " scheme for mobile communications network 60 for communication.Correspondingly, in little information, specified " promptly showing payable at sight " for toll project.
Little information transmitting unit 212 can be configured to whether can be used to determine communication employed communication line (or communication service) based on the testing result of advertising unit 222 or by oneself detecting WLAN.In addition, similar with the advertising unit 222 of little manager 22, little information transmitting unit 212 can be configured to determine communication line based on outside input or setting.For example, can in attribute information management file 215, specify WLAN or mobile communications network 60.In this case, little information transmitting unit 212 determined communication line (WLAN or mobile communications network 60) based on the standard in the attribute information management file 215 (or setting).
The scanning set information comprises the parameter such as resolution and color mode (for example, colored or monochromatic) relevant with scan function.
Little information registering unit 221 by little manager 22 receives little the information (see figure 8) that sends from little the information transmitting unit 212 that scans little 21a.Little the information that little information registering unit 221 will receive is registered to (S104) in the middle of little the information management table 227.
After having sent little information, scan little 21a and carry out poll to determine whether image has been scanned to obtain view data and to wait for the reception of view data.More specifically, the link unit 213 of little 21a of scanning sends the scan image request of obtaining (S105) that is used for requested image data (scan image) to the TU Trunk Unit 224 of little manager 22.TU Trunk Unit 224 is returned for scan image and is obtained request responding (S106).Owing to be not scanned as yet at this stage diagram picture, so TU Trunk Unit 224 is returned the response that there is not scan image in indication.Link unit 213 repeatedly sends the scan image request of obtaining (S105) with predetermined interval.The scan image request of obtaining can comprise little ID.
Start on portable terminal 20 after little 21a of scanning, the user moves to the place that image processing system 10b is installed and scans little 21a to use.Here, can send identical advertisement to a plurality of image processing system 10b.In this case, user's detecting unit 1231 of a plurality of image processing system 10b receives advertisement and registered user ID and little information URL in user management table 1236.Correspondingly, in this case, the user can use little 21a of scanning on any one image processing system 10b.
Next, the processing of carrying out in response to the operation of the user on the image processing system 10b is described.Fig. 9 shows the sequential chart of the processing of carrying out when carrying out little 21a of scanning.In Fig. 9, suppose that provider's application 123 and little manager 22 communicate with one another via mobile communications network 60.
When the user had imported the request (little is used request) of using provider's application 123 via the guidance panel 15 of image processing system 10b, application controls unit 120 made provider use 123 and carries out the transition to effective state (S201).After carrying out the transition to effective status, provider uses 123 UI control unit 1232 based on the information of registering explicit user selection screen (S202) on guidance panel 15 in user management table 1236.
Figure 10 has described example user and has selected screen 610.The user selects screen 610 to comprise the button of each user ID.In this example, select to demonstrate on the screen 610 button 611 of user A and the button 612 of user B the user.
Select on the screen 610 the user, the user selects and presses a button (S203) corresponding with user's user ID.Subsequently, little information acquisition unit 1233 obtained little the information URL that is associated with user ID corresponding to the button that is pressed from user management table 1236.Here, can carry out authentification of user, and only when the authentification of user success, just carry out processing subsequently based on the user ID corresponding with the button that is pressed.
Next, little information acquisition unit 1233 sends little the information acquisition request (S204) that is used to ask little information to little the information URL that has obtained.Little information acquisition request is that little information by little manager 22 provides unit 223 to receive.In response, little information provides set that unit 223 obtains little information of registration in little information management table 227 and the set of little information is sent to provider and uses 123 (S205).Before the set that sends little information, it is unique URL (being called little relaying URL afterwards) that little information provides unit 223 to generate for each little 21 (or set of little information).Little information relay URL be used for provider use 123 and little 21 between trunking traffic.Little information provides unit 223 that little relaying URL is attached to the set of little 21 corresponding little information, and the set of little information is sent to provider's application 123 with little relaying URL.For example, little the information that sends in step S205 has configuration as shown in figure 11.
Figure 11 shows from little manager 22 and sends to the table of exemplary configuration that provider uses little the information of 123 little 21a of scanning.
Except that information project shown in Figure 8, little information shown in Figure 11 also comprises little relaying URL.In step S205, send the set of little information as shown in figure 11.Need not to mention, have the situation of little the information that only sends a set.
Next, the set of little the information that the UI control unit 1232 of provider's application 123 will receive is stored among the RAM 112, and comes display screen (selecting screen for little) (S206) based on the set of little information.Select screen to comprise utilizable little 21 tabulation for little for the user.
Figure 12 has described exemplary little the diagram of selecting screen 620.Select on the screen 620 at little, shown and little button 621 that 21a is corresponding of scanning.Here, if other little 21 (for example, printing little 21b) also having started on the portable terminal 20 except that little 21a of scanning, then also other little 21 little information is also sent to provider's application 123.In this case, also select to show and other little 21 corresponding button on the screen 620 at little.
When setting document on the image processing system 10b and on little selection screen 620, selected the button 621 corresponding (S207) with little 21a of scanning, provider uses 123 little link unit 1234 and determines the execution scan process based on the function identifier (" scanning " in this example) after the linking in little the information (being called little current information afterwards) corresponding with selected button 621.Subsequently, little link unit 1234 request function control units 1235 are carried out scan process.
Next, little link unit 1234 is identified in the toll project (S209) of appointment in little the current information.Based on the toll project of being discerned, little link unit 1234 sends to little relaying URL (S210) in little the current information with the identifying information (address information or location information in this embodiment) of scan image self or scan image.For example, when toll project was " promptly now payable at sight ", little link unit 1234 stored scan image among the HDD 114 the predetermined area (for example, file), and inessive address information (for example, URL) is sent to little relaying URL.Therefore, in this case, little link unit 1234 do not send scan image self.
Simultaneously, when toll project was " unified expense ", little link unit 1234 sent to little relaying URL with scan image self.
In the exemplary process of Fig. 9, suppose to have specified " promptly showing payable at sight " for toll project.Therefore, little link unit 1234 will indicate the address information in the place of the scan image of storage in HDD 114 to send to little relaying URL.
When receiving address information or scan image, link unit 213 is to logical block 214 Input Address information or scan images.214 pairs of address informations of logical block or scan image are carried out predetermined processing (data processing) (S122).For example, when receiving scan image, logical block 214 stores scan image into the storage location (for example, non-volatile ram 204) of appointment in the attribute information management file 215.Simultaneously, when receiving address information, logical block 214 stores address information into the storage location (for example, non-volatile ram 204) of appointment in the attribute information management file 215.When WLAN becomes can utilize the time, institute's address stored information is used to obtain scan image.
Subsequently, link unit 213 continues scan image and obtains the next one execution (S115) of the transmission (continuation poll) of request with little 21a of preparation scanning, and waits for the reception of scan image.
Step S209 and the S210 that is carried out by little the link unit 1234 of provider's application 123 described in further detail with reference to Figure 13.
Figure 13 shows the flow chart of the processing of being carried out by 1234 pairs of scan images of little link unit of provider's application 123.In Figure 13, corresponding step number among the indication of the step number that in bracket, comprises and Fig. 9.
When from function control unit 1235 output scanning images, little link unit 1234 is identified in the toll project (S301) of appointment in little the current information.When toll project was " promptly now payable at sight ", little link unit 1234 stored scan image among the HDD 114 the predetermined area (for example, file).Subsequently, little link unit 1234 sends to little relaying URL (S303) in little current information with the address information in the place of beacon scanning image.
For example, address information can be indicated URL as follows.
Http: //＜the IP address of image processing system 10b 〉/＜pathname 〉/＜file name of scan image 〉
Yet, come to express address information with any form according to the communication protocol of using in the processing of obtaining scan image as described below.
Simultaneously, when toll project was " unified expense ", little link unit 1234 sent to little relaying URL (S304) with scan image self.
Next, the processing of being carried out by little 21a of scanning based on address information is described.
It is the flow chart that obtains the processing that scan image carries out by little 21a of scanning that Figure 14 shows based on address information.Can for example after being scanned logical block 214 receptions of little 21a and storing, address information begin the processing of Figure 14.Optionally, logical block 214 can be configured to determine when starting whether stored address information when scanning little 21a, and if stored address information then begin the processing of Figure 14.
The logical block 214 of little 21a of scanning determines whether (or supervision) " unified expense " communication service can utilize (S401).For example, in this embodiment, WLAN provides " unified expense " communication service.Therefore, logical block 214 determines whether WLAN can be utilized.Logical block 214 can determine whether WLAN can be utilized according to known method (for example, by monitoring the beacon from accessing points).
As " unified expense " when communication service can utilize (being among the S401), logical block 214 is extracted address information (S402) from storage location.Based on address information, logical block 214 is via downloading scan image (S403) with " unified expense " communication service corresponding communication interface (for example, the WLAN interface 205) from image processing system 10b.
More specifically, logical block 214 sends download requests (request of obtaining), attached address information on it.Download request is that the Download Server 140 by the image processing system 10b corresponding with address information receives.If stored the scan image corresponding with address information in HDD 114, then Download Server 140 sends (returning) scan image.Here, Download Server 140 can be configured to remove scan image from HDD 114 after sending scan image.
If successfully downloaded scan image (being among the S404), logical block 214 stores scan image into predetermined storage location (S405).Subsequently, logical block 214 removes address information (S406) from storage location.
For example, as user's (or portable terminal 20) when turning back to system environments A, the scan image of storing in image processing system 10b automatically downloads to portable terminal 20 by processing shown in Figure 14 via accessing points 40, network 30a and network 50.Therefore, via " unified expense " communication service but not scan image is downloaded in " promptly now payable at sight " communication service (for example, mobile communications network 60).Utilize this configuration, can not increase based on the size of data of scan image and download the required communication charge of scan image.
Import the processing that begins Figure 14 in response to the user.
As mentioned above, in this embodiment,, send the address information of scan image but not scan image self from image processing system 10b when for portable terminal 20 only " promptly now payable at sight " when communication service can utilize.Address information is string data and has and compare little size of data with scan image.Therefore, even when " promptly showing payable at sight " scheme has been provided for the communication service that is provided by mobile communications network 60, this configuration still can reduce communication charge.
Provider's application 123 can be configured to the address information of reading scan image on guidance panel 15, rather than sends address informations to portable terminal 20.In this case, the user can be typed into shown address information portable terminal 20 and download scan image based on the address information of keying in.Explicit address information on guidance panel 15 for example with character string or two-dimension code form.
Little information also can comprise the maximum data size (threshold value) of the scan image that is allowed to send.In this case, toll project regardless of appointment in little current information, provider uses 123 little link unit 1234 and sends address informations if the size of data of scan image exceeds threshold value, and if size of data be less than or equal to threshold value then send scan image self.
Provider uses 123 little link unit 1234 and can be configured to the limited scanning image or scan image is converted to the data format with higher compression ratios, and when toll project is " promptly now payable at sight ", send compression or change after scan image.In this case, little link unit 1234 do not send address information.
In addition, also can send information substituting except that address information as scan image self.For example, substitute address information, also can send any information (identifying information) (such as image I D or file name) that is used for being identified in the scan image that image processing system 10b stores.In this case, little the link unit 1234 of provider's application 123 can be configured to the identifying information of scan image is sent in the lump with the identifying information (for example, IP address) of having stored the image processing system 10 of scan image.In addition, little manager 22 also can be configured to discern the image processing system 10 (that is, obtaining the identifying information of image processing system 10) of communicating by letter with little manager 22.In this case, little manager 22 identifying information of image processing system 10 can be attached to reception scan image identifying information and identifying information is sent to little 21a of scanning.
As mentioned above, an aspect of the open text of this piece can provide and reduce image processing system, image processing method and the image processing system that sends the required communication charge of scan image.
The present invention is not limited to specific disclosed embodiment, can make variations and modifications under the prerequisite that does not depart from the scope of the present invention.
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1. image processing system comprises:
Memory cell;
The request receiving element is used to receive the scan request of asking scan image;
The scanning performance element is used for carrying out scan process based on scan request and also obtains view data thus with scan image; And
Transmitting element,
Based on the toll project of the communication service of appointment in scan request determine whether the view data that will obtain send to scan request in the corresponding information processor of first identifying information of appointment;
If determine to send view data, then the view data that will obtain sends to information processor; And
If determine not send view data, then with image data storage in the middle of memory cell.
2. image processing system according to claim 1, wherein,
If determine not send view data, then described transmitting element in the middle of memory cell, and sends second identifying information that is used to discern the view data of being stored with image data storage to information processor.
3. image processing system according to claim 1 and 2, wherein,
Scan request further comprises threshold value; And
If the size of data of view data is less than or equal to threshold value, then transmitting element sends to information processor with view data, and no matter the toll project in the scan request.
4. image processing method, described image processing method is carried out by image processing system, and described image processing method comprises:
Receive the scan request of request scan image;
Carry out scan request based on scan request and also obtain view data thus with scan image;
Based on the toll project of the communication service of appointment in scan request determine whether the view data that will obtain send to scan request in the corresponding information processor of first identifying information of appointment;
If determine to send view data, then the view data that will obtain sends to information processor; And
If determine not send view data, then image data storage is arrived in the middle of the memory cell of image processing system.
5. image processing system comprises:
Information processor; With
Image processing system comprises:
Memory cell;
The request receiving element is used to receive the scan request of asking scan image;
The scanning performance element is used for carrying out scan process based on scan request and also obtains view data thus with scan image; And
Transmitting element,
Based on the toll project of the communication service of appointment in scan request determine whether the view data that will obtain send to scan request in the corresponding information processor of first identifying information of appointment;
If determine to send view data, then the view data that will obtain sends to information processor; And
If determine not send view data, then with image data storage in the middle of memory cell.
6. image processing system according to claim 5, wherein,
If determine not send view data, then described transmitting element in the middle of memory cell, and sends second identifying information that is used to discern the view data of being stored with image data storage to information processor.
7. image processing system according to claim 6, wherein,
Information processor comprises: image data acquisition unit is used for obtaining view data based on second identifying information from image processing system.
8. image processing system according to claim 7, wherein,
Described image data acquisition unit:
Detect and adopt the communication service of unified expense toll project whether available; And
But after receiving address information, adopt the communication service of unified expense toll project to become the time spent, obtain view data from image processing system.
9. image processing system according to claim 7, wherein,
Image processing system further comprises: download unit is used for sending view data when by the image data acquisition unit request of information processor.
10. image processing system according to claim 9, wherein,
After information processor sends view data, download unit removes view data from memory cell.
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